Diane Bell (judoka)

Diane Bell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1963-10-11) 11 October 1963 (age 61)
Corbridge, Northumberland
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍61 kg
ClubFairholme
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1988)
World Champ.Gold (1986, 1987)
European Champ.Gold (1984, 1986, 1988)
Commonwealth GamesGold (1990)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍61 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Maastricht ‍–‍61 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Essen ‍–‍61 kg
Silver medal – second place 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Paris ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍61 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Pirmasens ‍–‍56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 London ‍–‍61 kg
Gold medal – first place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍61 kg
Silver medal – second place 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍61 kg
Silver medal – second place 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍61 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Birmingham ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Landskrona ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Athens ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 The Hague ‍–‍61 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF58378
JudoInside.com2268
Updated on 18 June 2023

Diane Bell (born 11 October 1963) is a British former judoka.[1] She won the 56–61 kg event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but at the time women's judo was still a demonstration sport, so unlike the men Bell did not enter the list of Olympic medalists in judo. She also won two World Judo Championships, a Commonwealth Games gold and three European Judo Championships.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diane Bell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.